This article examines what people conceal, who conceals from whom, and whether there are demographic differences in how much and what people conceal. We map concealment using a two-wave probability survey and behavioral experiment of U.S. adults (N = 1,281). Our survey measures self-reports of 37 different concealable attitudes, behaviors, and characteristics over a 12-month period, whereas the experiment provides a concrete behavioral measure of concealment. These data yield four principal findings. First, misinformation is commonplace in the United States, but it varies depending on what is being concealed. Second, certain demographic characteristics, such as age, predict rates of concealment, the proportion of things concealed, and lying in a behavioral experiment. Third, most demographic groups are similar in how much they conceal, but all demographic groups differ in what they conceal. Fourth, although some types of strong ties are more likely to be targets of concealment than weak ties, there is greater heterogeneity in concealment across different kinds of strong ties than between strong ties and weak ties, with spouses and partners being concealed from the least, on average. We conclude by discussing implications for theory and research on concealment.

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本文探讨了人们隐瞒什么、谁向谁隐瞒，以及人们隐瞒的程度和内容是否存在人口统计学差异。我们使用美国成年人的两波概率调查和行为实验（N = 1,281）来绘制隐藏图。我们的调查测量了 12 个月内 37 种不同的可隐瞒态度、行为和特征的自我报告，而实验则提供了具体的隐瞒行为测量。这些数据产生了四个主要发现。首先，错误信息在美国很常见，但根据隐藏的内容而有所不同。其次，某些人口统计特征（例如年龄）可以预测行为实验中的隐瞒率、隐瞒事物的比例以及撒谎。第三，大多数人口群体的隐瞒程度相似，但所有人口群体的隐瞒内容各不相同。第四，虽然某些类型的强关系比弱关系更容易成为隐瞒的目标，但不同类型的强关系之间的隐瞒异质性比强关系和弱关系之间的异质性更大，配偶和伴侣对最不重要的人隐瞒，一般。最后，我们讨论了隐藏理论和研究的含义。

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